Search This Blog

Monday, August 16, 2010

Riverbed CEO: Cisco can have Layer 2 and 3 networking, we'll take 4 through 7

Google Street View Disasters | Hacked smartphones pose military threat

Network World Daily News PM

Forward this to a Friend >>>


Riverbed CEO: Cisco can have Layer 2 and 3 networking, we'll take 4 through 7
If you think WAN optimization is a niche market, don't bring it up around Jerry Kennelly. Co-founder, chairman and CEO of Riverbed Technology, Kennelly is a fervent believer that WAN optimization is the foundation for the next generation of IT infrastructure and that Riverbed is poised for a dominant role not only in corporate data centers but in the cloud as well. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Nimsoft

Optimizing Performance in Virtual Infrastructures
Know the memory, storage and networking keys to improving performance and availability. Read more.

WHITE PAPER: Aerohive

Comparing 802.11n Technologies
Wireless LAN users have access to speed in excess of 100Mbps. Learn how the different technologies compare in terms of maximum data rate and TCP throughput and find out how an 802.11n upgrade can have minimal impact on the existing network and not require a costly switch upgrade. Read more!

Google Street View Disasters
Embarrassing moments, unexplained car crashes, and crazy stunts. You never know what the Google Street View team is going to capture on camera next. If only an 'Undo Button' was in play for those captured here. Read More

Hacked smartphones pose military threat
Hacked smartphones could endanger troops by sending location data to the enemy using mechanisms similar to those employed by recently discovered Android malware, experts say. Read More

Facebook users targeted by 'Dislike' button scam
Facebook users are being warned against a scam that offers the chance to install a 'dislike' button on their profiles. Read More

Verizon trial of fiber-optic network reaches nearly 1Gbit/sec.
Verizon today said a fiber-optic field trial it conducted in June for a business customer in Taunton, Mass., delivered near-Gigabit-per-second speeds. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Red Hat

Planning Guide: SAP to Red Hat Migration
Lower costs and improve performance migrating SAP to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Download this guide today and discover how you can perform a basic installation and migration in less than 1 day. Examine pre- and post-migration considerations and other upfront planning topics to help avoid potential problems. Read more

Java founder derides Oracle's lawsuit against Google
James Gosling says the spat between Oracle and Google is really about ego, money, and power Read More

Dell to buy 3PAR for $1.15B
Dell has agreed to acquire virtualized storage provider 3PAR for about $1.15 billion, a move that will boost its capabilities for building public and private cloud computing environments. The deal is expected to close later this year. Read More

How to roll out full disk encryption on your PCs and laptops
Hardly a week goes by when some organization or another doesn't lose some laptops and face a litany of IT security questions. One that always comes up: Were the systems encrypted? Read More

News podcast: Network World 360
Virgin America's CIO says free and open source software (FOSS) is giving the fast growing airline a competitive edge in providing guest services vs. airlines relying mainly on more expensive and less flexible proprietary programs. (4:39) Read More


DOWNLOAD: Brocade

802.11n and Higher Education WLAN Opportunities
Discover how Brocade Mobility solutions can help higher education institutions overcoming costly and difficult WLAN technical challenges. Read more!

IT job satisfaction in a rut
It's getting tough out there for IT employees facing long workdays, short tempers and limited career options. Read More

Actifio aims to create order in data management
The fast-growing stores of information in many enterprises have made a variety of data management tools necessary, but those many components are starting to come together. Read More

Chip startup Smooth-Stone raises $48M in bid to rock Intel
A new startup funded by major chip makers and investment firms is taking aim at electricity bills, the biggest cost in data centers. Read More

Most Verizon customers likely to buy Apple iPhone
More than half of all Verizon subscribers would likely buy an iPhone if Apple's device was supported by their current provider, a recent survey of U.S. consumers says. Read More

Rivals seek to beat iPhone by offering two keyboards
Droid 2 is an example of the way major U.S. carriers are trying to broaden the appeal of smartphones by offering devices that have both touchscreens and physical keyboards. Read More



Join us on LinkedIn

Discuss the networking issues of the day with your colleagues, via Network World's LinkedIn group. Join today!
- Jeff Caruso, Executive Online Editor

Books for you from Microsoft Subnet and Cisco Subnet

Throw your name in the hat for a complete CompTIA Security+ study guide and the SharePoint bible, Essential SharePoint 2010. Deadline July 31. Enter today!

SLIDESHOWS

Supersize your WAN
Dual-WAN routers have come a long way. WAN connections are easier to establish, and all units we tested have configurable load balancing. The performance increase, not to mention the redundant Internet connections that all but guarantee uptime, should put these dual-WAN routers at the top of the shopping list for every small business that needs a router.

The recent history of governments vs. the Internet
Since the Web makes it far easier to access information than ever before, governments have had a harder time keeping the lid on information they don't want the public to consume and have often found themselves butting heads with tech companies who deliver Internet services or content. Here are some doozies.

MOST-READ STORIES

  1. Friday the 13th, Part II: Oracle officially ends OpenSolaris
  2. U.K. government could drop Microsoft for Linux
  3. Apple manager arrested over $1 million in kickbacks
  4. Apple kickback scheme: Don't let this happen to you
  5. Deathmatch: RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs. Apple iPhone 4
  6. Dual-core smartphones on the horizon
  7. OpenSolaris is dead. Long live Solaris 11 Express
  8. 'Hope all is well' can be annoying as ...
  9. Stupid data center tricks
  10. Oracle sues Google over Java use in Android

Do You Tweet?
Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld.

You are currently subscribed to networkworld_daily_news_alert as security.world@gmail.com.

Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Privacy Policy

If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com

To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com.

Copyright (C) 2010 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701

** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **


No comments: